统一域名争议解决机制下对域名持有人“恶意”的认定

Finding of the Domain Name Holder's “Bad Faith” under Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

由互联网名称与数字地址分配机构建立的针对通用顶级域名的统一域名争议解决机制对及时有效地解决域名抢注争议具有重要意义。该机制规定,投诉得到支持的条件之一是域名持有人对争议域名的注册和使用具有恶意。实践中对如何认定"恶意"产生了许多需要澄清的问题。既有的大量专家裁决为判定"恶意"提供了重要线索。因此有必要结合前述裁决,对"恶意"的认定标准及主要情形进行分析,从而为相关当事人和律师提供一定的指引。

The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution mechanism established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for the generic top-level domains is of great significance to resolving cybersquatting disputes timely and efficiently. This mechanism regulates that one of the conditions for a complaint to be upheld is the domain name which has been registered and is being used in bad faith. A lot of issues needing to be clarified on finding ＂bad faith＂have arisen in practice. The existing numerous Panel decisions offer important clues as to determining ＂bad faith ＂.Therefore it is necessary to explore standards in relation to finding the main circumstances constituting＂bad faith＂by analyzing the said decisions in order to provide relevant parties and lawyers with some guidance.